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Sierra Leone’s President Declares War on Kush: Combating Drug Abuse Crisis

Ifunanya / April 5, 2024

Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, has made a bold declaration to combat the growing epidemic of drug abuse in […]

Ifunanya / April 4, 2024

Nairobi – The healthcare crisis in Kenya continues as doctors have rejected a government offer to end their two-week-long strike,

Ifunanya / April 3, 2024

Uganda Leads the Way in Responsible Life Sciences Use Uganda has made significant strides in mitigating biorisks and governing dual-use

Ifunanya / March 27, 2024

Government has implemented a ban on all church gatherings during the upcoming Easter holidays at venues without running water due

Ifunanya / March 25, 2024

The European Union is set to support the African Union in its ambitious goal of producing 60% of vaccines on

Ifunanya / March 25, 2024

The Cabinet’s media center has refuted rumors of a new deadly virus wreaking havoc on poultry farms. In a recent

Ifunanya / March 22, 2024

142 years after its discovery, Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a pressing global health issue. In 2022 alone, 1.3 million

Ifunanya / March 21, 2024

Lubango, a city in Angola, is currently facing a concerning rise in malaria cases, with over 1,000 cases diagnosed weekly

Ifunanya / March 19, 2024

The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) has launched a groundbreaking Phase 3 clinical trial in South

Ifunanya / March 18, 2024

Dear readers, Welcome to the final meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) at the World Health Organization (WHO). Today,

Ifunanya / March 16, 2024

Access to clean water remains a pressing issue in Uganda, despite improvements in drinking water sources. The Uganda Demographic Health

Ifunanya / March 13, 2024

Salisu Hauwa, a 33-year-old woman from Gashau, a Local Government Area in northern Yobe State, Nigeria, was diagnosed with chronic